Hello world

I've officially lost count of the number of blogs I've tried to start. I think the record lands at about 2 weeks, mostly because I didn't have much content.

This will not be another failed attempt, since it will have focus, and... well, I'm obligated.

Some explanation. JasonG01 is a new handle I'm establishing, because my actual name is too common and I can't even reserve a decent domain name.

A lot of people don't "get" blogging. A lot of people can't understand social networking. And to be entirely honest, I still don't get Twitter. But when radio first came around, people thought it had no future outside of hobbyists. It was a toy. A waste of time. I believe the quote is that "nobody wants a talking piece of furniture in their living room."

Oops.

Next question: why is this relevant to my professional development.

Short answer: because whatever I want to do with my life, it lies at the intersection of media and technology. As far as I'm concerned, the two are inseparable, and always have been. See also: moveable type, telegraph, broadcasting, cable, and portable camcorders... yeah, they change things.

Speaking of which, someone at KBIA is looking to make a third readaptation of jplayer, an online radio-story interface I made last Fall.

Apparently people like it.